The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-12

of note that as a consequence of this
in no other country has transportation
been so cheapened. In countries where
government controls railroads rates
are much higher than on American
lines, and in countries where roads
make their own rates, but government
controls construction of new lines,
odious and burdensome monopolies ex-
ist.-Boston Traveller.
IT is evident that it is not necessary
for Vermonters to leave New England
to be appreciated Ten have received
recognition in the makeup of the new
Massachusetts legislature, just organ
lied. One of the number, Hon. Hal
sey J. Boardman, is president of the
senate. Mr.. Boardman is a native of
Norwich, born in 1884. He received
his early training at Thetford Academy
and graduated at Dartmouth College in
! 1858. The lower branch of the legisa-
ture contains nine members who were
born in Vermont: Samuel w. Arming-
ton of Holden, born in st. Johnsbury
in 1897; Harrison II. Atwood of Bos-
ton, born at North Londonderry in
1868; George n. Carpenter of Brook
line, born in Mortified in 1910; Samuel
Cutter of Somervile, born in Towns
bend in 1925; Solomon X. Dexter of
Lowell, born in West Topsham in 1899;
Felix f. McCue of Montague, born in
Windsor in 1898; George F. Morey of
Lowell, born in Windsor in 1896; NAL
colin Sillars of Danvers, born in Rye
gate in 1887, and Erskine Warden of
Waltham, born in Barnet in 1899
Messenger.
MEssRs. DILLINGHAM, Mansur and
Valentine, the commissioners appointed
by the governor to select temperance
text-b books for use in the public schools
of Vermont, have chosen the follow
ing: Two of the Pathfinder series, for
use in the primary schools, published
by A. S. Barnes e Co. of New York;
Brands Physiology, for the intermedi-
ate grades, published by Leach, Shew-
ell IL Sanborn of Boston and New
York; Steele's Physiology, for high
school use, published by a. S. Barnes
Il Co.: also a small book of instruc-
tons for teachers. The Barnes books
were those recommended by the tenn
perance women who actively promoted
the passage of the bill. They are also
satisfied with DR.. Brands work.
Touching one or two points upon which
scientific men differ, it is said that the
Barnes books are to be altered so as tc
be less positive in the adoption of one
theory, or at least that the other claim
is to be fairly stated. The Bennington
Banner says: :" We are familiar with
Brands and Steele's books. They are
gotten up scientifically, and especially
the former is the best and most com
prehensive treatise on the subject we
have ever seen. "-Herdld.
In some hundred messages and let
tiers of coincidence addressed to. Mrs
Logan, which have been published in
the papers, only two had any allusion:
whatever to the Supreme Being or tC
the consultations of religion. The two
exceptions are by Stephen A. Dougla:
and Colonel John Hay, both of whom
said: May God comfort and sustain
you." Among the friends who omi
the invocation are Frances f. Cleve
land, Lucretia r. Garfield, Colone
L req Ordnl anu MS Wlle, Mrs. SenaIOl
Voorhees,, Mrs. General Black, Senators
Plumb, Dawes, Edmunds, Hale, Cam
eron, Conger, Henderson, Mcmillan
Harrison, Plat, Miller and LELAND
Stanford, Governor Oglesby, Generals
Sheridan, Sherman, Sickles, Fairchild
Belknap, Miles, Schofield and Dodge
Governor Rusk, S. S. Cox, Levi p
Morton, Andrew Shuman, Whitelav
Reid, S. b. Elkins, Encouragement
Garland, Mrs. David Davis, Samuel J
Randall, Postmaster-general Villas ant
forty Grand Army posts. Fifty year
ago it would have been quite impossi
BILE for such omissions to have occurred
and a century ago a message of condo
lence that lacked the religious elemen
would have seemed a mockery.-Wosh
mgton Post.